Kia Optima 2016–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB_BOD300 · NHTSA communication 10189544 · issued Mar 24, 2021
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
2016–2017
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN: WINDOW REGULATOR DRUM GEAR REPLACEMENT - This bulletin provides the procedure to replace the window regulator drum gear on some 2016-2017MY Optima (JFa) vehicles, produced from September 01, 2015 through July 31, 2016, which may exhibit an inoperative window regulator due to a drum gear separating and/or breaking.
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.